Bergman-Szegő kernel asymptotics in weakly pseudoconvex finite type cases (Q2082107)

This article studies the fine structure of canonical holomorphic reproducing kernels on smooth, compact, three-dimensional, weakly pseudoconvex CR manifolds of finite type for which the \(\overline{\partial}_b\) operator has closed range in \(L^2\). Such a manifold admits a CR embedding into some \(\mathbb{C}^n\) by a theorem of \textit{M. Christ} [Ann. Math. (2) 129, No. 1, 195--213 (1989; Zbl 0668.32019)]. The authors' first main result is the construction of a pointwise parametrix for the Szegő projection. In the special case of a strongly pseudoconvex point, the authors recover a pointwise version of the parametrix of \textit{L. Boutet de Monvel} and \textit{J. Sjöstrand} [Astérisque 34--35, 123--164 (1976; Zbl 0344.32010)]. The second theorem addresses the case when the finite-type CR manifold is the boundary of a bounded pseudoconvex domain in \(\mathbb{C}^2\). In this setting, the authors obtain a Fefferman-type asymptotic expansion for the Bergman kernel function on the diagonal. The leading term of the expansion was determined by the reviewer in collaboration with \textit{E. J. Straube} and \textit{J. Yu} [Mich. Math. J. 42, No. 3, 449--461 (1995; Zbl 0853.32028)]. The third contribution of the article is a concrete on-diagonal description of the Szegő kernel function when the CR manifold admits a transversal CR circle action. Using this information, the authors are able to construct enough CR peak functions to prove the existence of an equivariant CR embedding of the manifold into some \(\mathbb{C}^n\). Embeddability of strongly pseudoconvex three-dimensional CR manifolds admitting a circle action was studied by \textit{L. Lempert} [J. Am. Math. Soc. 5, No. 4, 923--969 (1992; Zbl 0781.32014)] and \textit{C. L. Epstein} [Invent. Math. 109, No. 2, 351--403 (1992; Zbl 0786.32013)].